Ministry vows to root out prostitution's protective umbrella
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| Prostitutes wearing price tags are in beauty contests where they in revealing dresses catwalk in front of prospective clients. CCTV accused Dongguan police's tolerance for prostitution of leading the city into decay.[photo / CNTV] |
Authorities vowed on Monday to severely punish those who have provided protection to the sex services in south China's Dongguan.
There will be a crackdown on organizers, operators and the "protective umbrella" of the sex trade in the city, and that local police will be investigated for dereliction of duty, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Public Security.
After a state television expose on prostitution in the city, Dongguan is now experiencing a high-profile campaign against the rampant sex trade.
As of Monday morning, 12 entertainment venues involved in prostitution and other sexual services had been closed and 67 people had been investigated. The ministry has sent a steering group to supervise the campaign.
Two city police chiefs have been suspended pending investigation, according to the Dongguan municipal public security bureau.
On Sunday, a China Central Television program revealed that a dozen hotels in Dongguan were offering sex services. In hidden-camera clips, a CCTV reporter twice called police to blow the whistle on prostitution in two hotels, but no officer showed up.
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